Saints and the Liturgical Year

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April 09, 2016 - Saturday, 2nd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Set aside, O Lord,
the bond of sentence written for us by the law of sin,
which in the Paschal Mystery you canceled
through the Resurrection of Christ your Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”
or
“O God, who willed that through the paschal mysteries
the gates of mercy should stand open for your faithful,
look upon us and have mercy,
that as we follow, by your gift, the way you desire for us,
so may we never stray from the paths of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son…”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Mary of Clophas and St.Gaucherius from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-09
 
April 10, 2016 - Third Sunday of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“May your people exult for ever, O God,
in renewed youthfulness of spirit,
so that, rejoicing now in the restored glory of our adoption,
we may look forward in confident hope
to the rejoicing of the day of resurrection.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-10
 
April 11, Monday - Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr (Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, for whose honor the Bishop Saint Stanislaus
fell beneath the swords of his persecutors,
grant, we pray,
that we may persevere strong in faith even until death.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

“St. Stanislaus (1030 - 1079) was the Bishop of Cracow, Poland. A champion of the liberty of the Church and human rights, he defended the poor and downtrodden. When he reproached King Boleslaus the Bold for his immoral life, the king himself killed St. Stanislaus during mass.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Stanislaus, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/S/ststanislaus.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-11
 
April 12, 2016 - Tuesday, 3rd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who open wide the gates of the heavenly Kingdom
to those reborn of water and the Holy Spirit,
pour out on your servants
an increase of the grace you have bestowed,
that, having been purged of all sins,
they may lack nothing
that in your kindness you have promised.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Julius I:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-12
 
April 13, 2016 - Wednesday, 3rd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Be present to your family, O Lord, we pray,
and graciously ensure
those you have endowed with the grace of faith
an eternal share in the Resurrection of your Only Begotten Son.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 13 - Saint Martin I, Pope and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, almighty God,
that we may withstand the trials of this world
with invincible firmness of purpose,
just as you did not allow your Martyr Pope Saint Martin the First
to be daunted by threats or broken by suffering.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Todi, Italy, St. Martin I (d. 656) was elected pope in 649 during the last major Christological controversy. For his defense of the Person of Jesus Christ as true God and true man, he was exiled to Crimea, where he died, by Emperor Constans II.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Martin I and St. Hermenegild, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmartini.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-13
 
April 14, 2016 - Thursday, 3rd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
let us feel your compassion more readily
during these days when, by your gift,
we have known it more fully,
so that those you have freed from the darkness of error
may cling more firmly to the teachings of your truth.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about Sts. Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus and St.Peter Gonzales:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-14
 
April 15, 2016 - Friday, 3rd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that we, who have come to know
the grace of the Lord’s Resurrection,
may, through the love of the Spirit,
ourselves rise to newness of life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about Sts. Basilisa and Anastasia, and St. Paternus:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-15
 
April 16, 2016 - Saturday, 3rd Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who in the font of Baptism
have made new those who believe in you;
keep safe those reborn in Christ,
that, defeating every onslaught of error,
they may faithfully preserve the grace of your blessing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Bernadette, St. Benedict Joseph Labre, St. Encratis or Engratia & the 18 Martyrs of Saragossa:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-16
 
April 17,2016 - Fourth Sunday of Easter:
Today is also Good Shepherd Sunday and World Day of Prayer for Vocations.

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the brave Shepherd has gone before.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-17
 
April 18, 2016 - Monday, 4th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, perfect light of the blessed,
by whose gift we celebrate the paschal mysteries on earth,
bring us, we pray,
to rejoice in the full measure of your grace
for ages unending.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Apollonius:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-18
 
April 19, 2016 - Tuesday, 4th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Grant, we pray, almighty God,
that, celebrating the mysteries of the Lord’s Resurrection,
we may merit to receive the joy of our redemption.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Leo IX and St. Alphege:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-19
 
April 20, 2016 - Wednesday, 4th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, life of the faithful,
glory of the humble, blessedness of the just,
listen kindly to the prayers
of those who call on you,
that they who thirst for what you generously promise
may always have their fill of your plenty.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
 
April 21 - Thursday, 4th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who restore human nature
to yet greater dignity than at its beginnings,
look upon the amazing mystery of your loving kindness,
and in those you have chosen to make new
through the wonder of rebirth
may yoy preserve the gifts
of your enduring grace and blessing.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 21 - Saint Anselm, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who led the Bishop Saint Anselm
to seek out and teach the depths of your wisdom,
grant, we pray,
that our faith in you may so aid our understanding,
that what we believe by your command
may give delight to our hearts.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Anselm (1033-1109) was born in Aosta, Italy, and died in England. He was in the Benedictine monastery of Le Bec in Normandy for about thirty years. In 1093 he was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury and named Primate of England. In his defense of the Church he suffered much, including exile. He is called the Father of Scholastic Theology, and his doctrinal works are among the most noteworthy examples of theology and medieval mysticism.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Anselm, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stanselm.asp
catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-21
 
April 22, 2016 - Friday, 4th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, author of our freedom and of our salvation,
listen to the voice of our pleading
and grant that those you have redeemed
by the shedding of your Son’s Blood
may have life through you
and, under your protection,
rejoice for ever unharmed.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about St. Soter and St. Caius:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-22
 
April 23, 2016 - Saturday, 4th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who in the celebration of Easter
graciously give to the world
the healing of heavenly remedies,
show benevolence to your Church,
that our present observance
may benefit us for eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

April 23 - St. George, Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Extolling your might, O Lord,
we humbly implore you,
that, as Saint George imitated the Passion of the Lord,
so he may lend us ready help in our weakness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Popular symbolism presents St. George (d.303) as a knight killing a dragon: the triumph of faith over the forces of evil. Born into an illustrious family in Cappadocia, at a young age he ministered during Emperor Diocletian’s reign. When the emperor promulgated an edict against Christians, St. George professed his faith publicly, for which he was martyred. He is the patron saint of England, Portugal, Germany, Aragon, Genoa, and Venice. His tomb is in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

April 23 - Saint Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr (Optional Memorial):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who bestowed the crown of martyrdom
on the Bishop Saint Adalbert,
as he burned with zeal for souls,
grant, we pray, by his prayers,
that the obedience of the flock may never fail the shepherds,
nor the care of the shepherds be ever lacking to the flock.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“St. Adalbert (956-997) was consecrated Bishop of Prague, whence he encouraged the evanlization of the Magyars. For having given sanctuary to a noblewoman convicted of adultery - and having excommunicated those involved in her being dragged from the church and murdered - he was exiled by the nobles of Prague. He preached the Gospel in Poland, Hungary, Russia, and Prussia, where he was martyred.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. George and St. Adalbert, see links:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/G/stgeorge.asp
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/A/stadalbertofprague.asp
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-23
 
April 24, 2016 - Fifth Sunday of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-24​

April 24 - Calendar feast of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr (Optional Memorial). It gives way to the Sunday Liturgy:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who were pleased to award
the palm of martyrdom to Saint Fidelis
as, burning with love for you, he propagated the faith,
grant, we pray, through his intercession,
that, grounded in charity,
we may merit to know with him
the power of the Resurrection of Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

“Born in Germany, St. Fidelis (1577-1622) belonged to the Capuchin Order. He led a life of deep contemplation. As an evangelist and catechist, he was known as an advocate of the poor. Called the Apostle of Switzerland, he was martyred in that country.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/F/stfidelisofsigmaringen.asp
 
April 25 - Monday, Saint Mark, Evangelist (Feast):

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who raised up Saint Mark, your Evangelist,
and endowed him with the grace to preach the Gospel,
grant, we pray,
that we may so profit from his teaching
as to follow faithfully in the footsteps of Christ.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-25

“St. Mark was the son of a woman called Mary in whose house St. Peter sought refuge after having been freed from prison. He accompanied St. Paul and his own cousin St. Barnabas in the evangelization of Cyprus before he became the companion and secretary of St. Peter in Rome. He wrote a Gospel that emphasizes the miraculous powers of the Savior.” (Daily Roman Missal, MTF.)

For more on St. Mark, see link:
www.ewtn.com/saintsHoly/saints/M/stmark.asp
 
April 26, 2016 - Tuesday, 5th Week of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“O God, who restore us to eternal life
in the Resurrection of Christ,
grant your people constancy in faith and hope,
that we may never doubt the promises
of which we have learned from you.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflection:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php

Read about **Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. Cletus, St. Marcellinus, St. Raphael Arnaiz Baron ** from:
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-26
 
grateful_child said:
April 24, 2016 - Fifth Sunday of Easter:

Collect (Opening Prayer):
“Almighty ever-living God,
constantly accomplish the Paschal Mystery within us,
that those you were pleased to make new in Holy Baptism
may, under your protective care, bear much fruit
and come to the joys of life eternal.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.”

Today’s Scripture readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-24
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Sharing this reflection from the Euchalette, 04-24-2016, 5th Sunday of Easter, p. 4:

**A NEW WORLD BUILT ON LOVE **

"We Christians have something wonderful to look forward to: a totally “new world.” This will consist in a condition of perfect happiness, characterized by the absence of any form of suffering and by the deepest experience of God’s saving presence. (See today’s Second Reading, especially vv.3-4.)

Such a world, so different from the present one, will not be the product of man’s ingenuity, planning or efforts. By ourselves we are incapable of creating our own heaven. We are even unable to conceive it in our imagination, for we do not know what is really fulfilling for us.

The “new world” we eagerly await is the creation of God’s love for us. He alone knows what can make us really happy forever. He alone can make this plan a reality.

Yet, such a new world and new Jerusalem will not be simply a priceless gift distributed indiscriminately to all men, including those who persistently reject it. God treats us as adults. He respects our freedom and values our cooperation. He actually solicits it, gently and constantly. He wants us to be the ones who supply the labor, while He supplies the planning, the bricks, the mortar and the stones needed to build the “world” in which alone we will feel at home. In this way, the world without tears, death, mourning . . . will be not only a gift from God, but also the fruit of all the tears, pains, deaths . . . endured with love by us in this world."
(Pls read on for continuation of thought.)
 
April 24, 2016 - Fifth Sunday of Easter

Today’s Scripture Readings and reflections:
usccb.org/bible/reflections/
ymlp232.net/archive_gbmbuqgjgu.php
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2016-04-24

**A NEW WORLD BUILT ON LOVE ** - continued:

"In practice, then, the “new world” will be the result of two loves: God’s love for us, and our love for Him and our neighbor. This is quite an uneven partnership, for there is no comparison between God’s role and ours. Yet, it is God Himself who has chosen us as His “partners.” Such has been His will and pleasure. It is His love which transforms our suffering and feeble efforts into the splendor of the “house of love” that we call “heaven.”

That final result will be like a splendid flower blossoming out of a dark, small, unattractive seed – the seed of our life on earth . . . The vital force that makes our poor efforts produce such a disproportioned result is our Christ-like love, the self-sacrificing love of God and neighbor which Jesus taught his disciples with his example, even more than with his words.

A love patterned after that of Jesus for his disciples is the only valid passport that will enable us to enter the “new Jerusalem,” our true home-land. Without a Christ-like love, we would feel total strangers and out of place in God’s Kingdom. With it, we shall feel perfectly at home, and enjoy the fruit of even the tiniest acts of brotherly love done in imitation of Jesus, “the Teacher of love.” (The Euchalette, April 24, 2016, 5th Sunday of Easter, p. 4.)
 
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